AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U VS Intel Celeron N4120

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs Intel Celeron N4120 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Celeron N4120

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Performance per watt

6 W 15 W

About 2.5 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

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Higher clock speed

2.00 GHz 1.10 GHz

Around 45% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

3.60 GHz 2.60 GHz

Around 28 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Celeron N4120 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Celeron N4120 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Celeron N4120 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	Intel Celeron AMD Ryzen
Generation	9 1
CPU group	Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 AMD Ryzen 2000U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Celeron N4120 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.10 GHz 2.00 GHz
CPU Cores	4 4
Turbo (1 Core)	2.60 GHz 3.60 GHz
CPU Threads	4 8
Turbo (4 Cores)	2.50 GHz 3.00 GHz
Hyperthreading	No Yes
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Celeron N4120 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel UHD Graphics 600 AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
GPU frequency	0.20 GHz 1.10 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.70 GHz No turbo
Execution units	12 8
Shader	96 512
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB 2 GB
Max. displays	3 3
Generation	9.5 8
DirectX Version	12 12
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Release date	Q4/2017 Q1/2018

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Celeron N4120 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Celeron N4120 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
ECC	No Yes
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	2.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	6 12

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Celeron N4120 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Celeron N4120 or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	6 W 15 W
TDP up	-- 25 W
TDP down	-- 12 W
Tjunction max.	-- 95 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Celeron N4120 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L3-Cache	4.00 MB 4.00 MB
Architecture	Gemini Lake Raven Ridge (Zen)
Technology	10 nm 14 nm
Socket	BGA 1090 AM4
Release date	Q4/2019 Q4/2017

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on Intel Celeron N4120 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U.

Specification	Value
Used in	Unknown Unknown

Benchmarks

Real tests Intel Celeron N4120 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is based on Cinema 4 Suite.

Intel Celeron N4120

165

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

328

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

It is the new version of the benchmark which is developed on the basis of Cinebench R15 (both versions are operated on the basis of Cinema 4 - the most popular 3D modeling software).

Intel Celeron N4120

407

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

1352